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1. A document processing system comprising: at least one document processing device for performing document processing jobs; and a controller connected to said at least one document processing device for determining whether to restrict document processing jobs from being performed by said at least one document processing device with a job attribute based upon a job attribute control parameter, wherein the job attribute comprises color processing, and if a document processing job is to be restricted based upon the job attribute control parameter, determining whether to override the restriction based upon a job attribute override parameter different than the job attribute control parameter.
2. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a user identifier (ID).
3. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a group identifier (ID).
4. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
5. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a time of processing.
6. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a document security level associated with the document processing job.
7. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises an expiration date associated with the document processing job.
8. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a document version associated with the document processing job.
9. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises a user identifier (ID).
10. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises a group identifier (ID).
11. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
12. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein said print controller comprises a print control server; and wherein said at least one document printing device comprises a plurality of document printing devices connected together with said print control server in a network.
13. The document processing system of claim 1 further comprising a queue; and wherein said controller further stores restricted document processing jobs having the job attribute in the queue for processing at a later time.
14. The document processing system of claim 1 wherein said at least one document processing device comprises a scanner.
15. The document processing system of claim 1 further comprising at least one computer connected with said controller and said at least one document processing device in a network for generating document processing jobs.
16. A document processing method comprising: generating document processing jobs to be performed by at least one document processing device; determining whether to restrict document processing jobs from being performed by the at least one document processing device with a job attribute based upon a job attribute control parameter, wherein the job attribute comprises color processing; and if a document processing job is to be restricted based upon the job attribute control parameter, determining whether to override the restriction based upon a job attribute override parameter different than the job attribute control parameter.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises at least one of a user identifier (ID) and a group ID.
18. The method of claim 16 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a time of processing.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises at least one of a user identifier (ID) and a group ID.
21. The method of claim 16 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform steps comprising: determining whether to restrict document processing jobs from being performed by at least one document processing device with a job attribute based upon a job attribute control parameter, wherein the job attribute comprises color processing; and if a document processing job is to be restricted based upon the job attribute control parameter, determining whether to override the restriction based upon a job attribute override parameter different than the job attribute control parameter.
23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises at least one of a user identifier (ID) and a group ID.
24. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
25. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the job attribute control parameter comprises a time of processing.
26. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises at least one of a user identifier (ID) and a group ID.
27. The computer-readable medium of claim 22 wherein the job attribute override parameter comprises a project priority level associated with the document processing job.
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November 15, 2011
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